Motorcyclist injured while avoiding collision

One person was taken to the hospital and another was cited after a motorcycle and vehicle nearly collided Tuesday afternoon.

The incident happened just before 4 p.m. at the intersection of 25th Avenue North and Seventh Street North, according to a report from the St. Cloud Police Department.

Timothy Arthur Borresch, 52, of St. Joseph was driving west on Seventh Street North when Borresch crossed in front of a motorcycle traveling north on 25th Avenue North. In an effort to avoid a collision the motorcyclist was forced to lay the bike down, according to the report.

The driver of the motorcycle, a 67-year-old St. Cloud man, suffered injuries that were not life-threatening. He was taken to St. Cloud Hospital for treatment. Borresch was cited for failing to yield the right of way.

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